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Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian library

The Guardian UK Saturday 26 September 2026, 11:00 UTC By Ethan Penny and Dan Milmo 1 min read
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University staff voice concerns over reputational risk of partnering with company behind ChatGPTThe University of Oxford has allowed the company behind ChatGPT to train its AI models on historical texts from its Bodleian library, as tech companies scour academic institutions for fresh data. The Bodleian material digitised by OpenAI has been used to “populate the OpenAI training set”, according to internal documents.

University staff voice concerns over reputational risk of partnering with company behind ChatGPT

The University of Oxford has allowed the company behind ChatGPT to train its AI models on historical texts from its Bodleian library, as tech companies scour academic institutions for fresh data.

The Bodleian material digitised by OpenAI has been used to “populate the OpenAI training set”, according to internal documents.

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